Tribal Leader Shot Inside His Home

A blind man was in critical condition on Wednesday night after telling 911 operators he felt blood on himself and did not know whether he had been shot or was electrocuted, police said.

A police official later confirmed the victim was Seminole Tribal Counsel Jim Shore.

Hollywood Police officers who responded to the call after 10 p.m. at 4500 North Hills Dr. realized the man had been shot several times in the upper body through the sliding glass door at the rear of his home, said Lt. Tony Rode, of the Hollywood Police Department.

Rode said the victim was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital in critical condition.

Police are searching for a suspect in the shooting and think the victim may have been targeted, Rode said.